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High Court refuses request for extradition to the United States for alleged conspiracy to deliver counterfeit banknotes, on the grounds that the alleged offence was regarded under Irish law as having been committed in the state.
Extradition - alleged conspiracy to commit counterfeit acts - legal provisions for extradition between Ireland and USA - Part II of the Extradition Act 1965 - Treaty on Extradition, 13 July 1983 - Agreement on Extradition between the United States of America and the European Union, 25th of June 2003 - ss 9, 15, 1965 Act - request for extradition - allegation of conspiracy to deliver counterfeit banknotes - extensive international investigation - whether extradition prohibited because alleged offence committed in Ireland - whether alleged offence would be regarded under Irish law as having been committed in Ireland - whether prosecutable in Ireland - distinction between substantial offence and inchoate offence - whether other grounds of objection moot.
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